forefather

名词 forefather:

1. the founder of a family
   同义词：father, sire
2. person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group

1. Japan said on Tuesday that Peru's disgraced ex-president Alberto Fujimori has Japanese nationality, a status that allows him to stay in the land of his forefathers and probably avoid facing investigators in Peru.
   日本政府周二表示，遭到罢黜的秘鲁前总统藤森具有日本国籍，而这个身分将让他得以继续留在日本这块祖先的土地上，同时也可能让他不必回秘鲁接受调查人员的侦讯。
2. One of his forefathers was an early settler in America.
   他的祖先之一是美洲的早期移民。

fore.fa.ther

n.（名词）
An ancestor.See Synonyms at ancestor
祖先参见 ancestor
A person who is from an earlier time and has originated or contributed to a common tradition shared by a particular group.
先人：生活在较早时代并且开创了某一特定集体的共同传统或为此作出了贡献的人